Railway-tie.



PATENTED JULY 14, 1903.

0. c. SHATTO.

RAILWAY TIE.

APPLIOATIOH FILED APR. 24. 19 03.

NO MODEL awucuto a C. C. SHA'ITO.

wi f nwow PATENT iatented July 14, 1903.

OFFICE.

CURTIS C. SHATTO, OF EAST TOLEDO, OHIO.

'RAlLWAY-TIE.

srscrrrca'rron forming part of Letters Patent No. 733,878, dated July 14, 1903.

Application filed April 24, 1903. Serial No. 154,0 L7. (N0 model.)-

To all whom it may concern: r 5

Be itknown that-I, OURTISO. SHATf10,a citizen of the United States, residing at East Toledo, in the county of Lucas, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to railway-ties, and more particularlyto the class of combinationties; and it has for its object to provide a tie which may be made of sheet metal at a minimum cost and to which the ties maybe spiked as readily as to the ordinary all-wood tie,-

a further object of the invention being to provide a specific construction wherein the wooden blocks to which the ties are spiked will be held securely in place and iuvwhich the holding means for the blocks maybe chiefly formed, an additional object of the invention being to providea construction wherein the tie will be welldrained, so that rotting of the wooden blocks will be reduced to a minimum.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure l is a perspective view show ing a tie embodying the present invention and illustrating a portion of a rail secured at one end thereof. Fig. 2isavertical section taken longitudinally through the tie. Fig. 3 isa section taken transversely through the tie} including one of the wooden blocks.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown a tie including a hollow body portion '5,which maybe of sheet metal, including the" vertical sides 6 and 7, the top 8 at right angles to the sides, and the bottom members 9 and 10, which are in the form of wings that extend-inwardly and downwardly from the sides and are separated by a slight interspace 11, through which may drain any moisture thatmay find its way into the metallic body portion or shell. Through the top 8 of the body or shell and adjacent to the ends thereof are formed openings 12 and 13 by removand at the ends of these openings the metal "of the top is bent downwardly in the form of ears 14 and 15, which converge slightly, and through the openings between the convergent ears and into I he body or shell of the tie are forced the wooden blocks 16 and 17, the upper faces of which are flush with the upper face of the body or casing. The ears between which the blocks are forced have a slight spring action, so that as theblocks are putin place the ears are forced slightly apart, so that they gripand hold the blocks securely, and accurate fitting of the blocks in the openings is insured, so that lateral displacement of the rails that are spiked to the blocks will not occur. I

The ties are laid in the ballast in the ordinary mann'er, and the rails which are placed to restupon the wooden blocks are spiked to the latter after the manner of spiking rails to the ordinary all-wood ties. The provision of these blocks permits of accurate spacing of the rails.

It will be understood thatin practice modifications of the specific construction shown may be made and that any suitable materials and proportions may be used for the various parts without departing from the spirit of the in- 'vention.

' What is claimed is- 1. A tie comprising a body portion which is hollow throughout itslength, said body portion having openings in its upper face and ears depending from the ends of the opening and extending transversely of the tie, and wooden blocks held in the body portion between said ears with their upper faces eX- posed through the openings in the upper face of the body portion.

2. A tie consisting of a sheet of metal bent into box shape and having openings in its top and a longitudinal slot in its bottom toward which the bottom'at both sides'ot the slot is sloped, and blocks of wood disposed within the inclosure of said metal plate and exposed through the openings in the top thereof.

3. A tie comprising a body portion which is hollow throughoutitslength, said body porthrough the openings in the upper face of the body portion.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CURTIS G. SHATTO.

Witnesses:

J USTINA HUBER, CHAS. C. FAWS. 

